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Evening Report – Thu., Mar 12, 2026 – Commonly Owned Federal Lands / Bill to Change Idaho’s Censorship Laws

Posted on March 13, 2026 by by KRFP

Longtime Park Service Veteran Walt Dabney Tells Moscow Audience to Suss Out Candidates’ Positions on Federal Lands Sell Offs.
Idaho Republicans Want to Change Censorship Rules for Public Schools and Libraries.
Washington Lawmakers Send Bill to Governor that Would Allow State Board to Remove Decertified Sheriffs from Office.
Windstorm Knocks Out Power to 61,000 Avista Customers, Mostly North of the Palouse.
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Tags: Avista, Censorship, Education, Elections, Environment, Federal Lands, National Park Service, Public Lands, Walt Dabney, Weather, Wind, Windstorm

Evening Report – Wed., Mar 11, 2026 – Wind Storm Expected / Washington Budget

Posted on March 11, 2026 by by KRFP

Windstorm Expected in Eastern Washington & Northern Idaho Tonight. Gusts up to 70 MPH.
Washington Legislative Democrats Release Proposed Budget by Tapping into Reserves and Cutting Child Care Program.
Christ Church Elder Sells Jackson Street Grain Elevator Towers to University of Idaho.
North Idaho College Leadership & Accreditation Challenges Over for Now.
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Posted in Audio, Election 2024, Evening Report
Tags: Accreditation, Avista, Education, Nick Swayne, North Idaho College, Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, University of Idaho, Washington Legislature, Weather, Wind

Evening Report – Tue., Dec 30, 2025 – Grizzly Habitat Changes

Posted on December 30, 2025 by by KRFP

First-ever Grizzly Range Report Shows 4% Decline in Range in Yellowstone Ecosystem and 12% Increase in Range in Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem.
Seattle-Area Somali Community Feeling Fear From Trump’s Racist Attacks.
Whitman County Commissioners Vote to Extend Wind Farm Moratorium for Another 6 Months.
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Tags: Environment, Grizzly Bears, Habitat, ICE, immigration, Racism, Somali Community, Steelhead Americas, Whitman County, Wildlife, Wind, Wind Power

Evening Report – Wed., Dec 24, 2025 – Gov. Ferguson’s Proposed Budget

Posted on December 24, 2025 by by KRFP

A Few Scattered Rural Power Outages Remained from Last Week’s Windstorm as of Wednesday Afternoon in Clearwater Power’s Service Area in Eastern Latah County and Clearwater County.
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson Announces Proposed State Budget For Fiscal Year 2027.
UI Grad Students Point Out Teachers’ Assistant Pay is Not Enough to Make New Student Housing Affordable.
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Tags: Bob Ferguson, Clearwater Power, Education, Electricity, Graduate Students, State of Washington, Student Housing, University of Idaho, Washington Legislature, Weather, Wind, Windstorm

Evening Report – Thu., Dec 18, 2025 – 11,000 Still Without Power / UI Trees / Warmest Autumn in Northwest

Posted on December 19, 2025 by by KRFP

Avista Reports 11,000 Still Without Power, Mostly in Northern Idaho; Some May Not Get Power Back until Sunday.
15 Trees Toppled on UI Campus; Damage to Trees Planted by US Presidents.
Warmest Autumn on Record in the US.
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Tags: Avista, Climate Change, Electricity, Power Outages, Theodore Roosevelt, University of Idaho, Weather, Wind

Evening Report – Wed., Dec 17, 2025 – Windstorm

Posted on December 17, 2025 by by KRFP

Extreme Winds Fells Trees, Damages Houses, Power Outages Impact 80,000 Avista Customers.
Community Groups Provide Relief to Western Washington Flooding Victims.
Trump Administration Uses Workaround to Continue with Trump Loyalist Pete Serrano as De Facto US Attorney for Eastern Washington Despite Sen. Patty Murray’s Block,
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Tags: Avista, Flooding, Patty Murray, Pete Serrano, Weather, Wind

Evening Report – Tue., Dec 16, 2025 – Windstorm Coming / Moscow Event Street Closures

Posted on December 16, 2025 by by KRFP

High Wind Warning in Effect on the Palouse 10 pm tonight to 4 pm Wednesday.
Moscow Council Approves Limiting Downtown Vehicular Street Closures for Events to Nights and Weekends.
Moscow Council Approves $72,000 East City Park Stage Design and Construction Supervision Contract with Design West.
Idaho Democrats Protest at Sen. Risch’s Office in Boise and Warn of Financial Ruin if Affordable Care Act Expanded Subsidies End.
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Tags: Affordable Health Care Act, City of Moscow, Congress, Democrats, East City Park Stage, Entertainment, Entertainment Zone, Health, Ilana Rubel, Jim Risch, Street Closures, Streets, Weather, Wind

Evening Report – Mon., Sep 30, 2024 – Project Downtown Delay / Idaho Democrats / Nez Perce Tribe

Posted on September 30, 2024 by by KRFP

Pullman Project Downtown Completion Dates Pushed Back.
Democratic National Committee Sends $70,000 to Idaho to Hire 2 Field Organizers for Swing Legislative Districts.
Nez Perce Tribe Voters Fail to Reach 2/3 Supermajority Needed to End Blood Quantum Requirements for Enrollment.
Avista Implements Intentional Fire Safety Power Shutoff for First Time in Spokane Windstorm.
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Posted in Audio, Election 2024, Evening Report
Tags: Avista, Blood Quantum, Construction, Democrats, Downtown Pullman, Electricity, Idaho Democrats, Idaho Legislature, Lauren Necochea, Native Americans, nez perce tribe, Wind

Evening Report – Thu., Oct 13, 2016 – Storm Coming

Posted on October 13, 2016 by by KRFP

Storm off Coast Has Potential to be “Historic” When it Hits Washington State
Wind Advisory for the Palouse
Interview with House Seat 5B Incumbent Caroline Troy
Washington Wants Injunction Against DOE to Protect Hanford Nuclear Waste Workers
Survey of UI Employees Shows Low Job Satisfaction
A Very Few Idaho Democrats Running for Legislature Have Bigger Campaign Coffers that Republican Opponents

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Tags: Caroline Nilsson Troy, Department of Energy, Elections, Hanford, Idaho Democrats, Labor, Nuclear Waste, State of Washington, University of Idaho, Weather, Wind

Evening Report – Mon., Dec 7, 2015 – Idaho Police Killings

Posted on December 7, 2015 by by KRFP

Report Finds Idaho Police Kill 5 People per Year
Flood Advisory through Wednesday Night and Possible Windstorm Wednesday
Idaho Legislative Legal Defense Fund Spent 275,000 on Private Attorneys Since 2012, Bypassing Attorney General’s Office
Spokane Police Union Head Charged with Felony Rendering Criminal Assistance in Rape Case

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Tags: Flooding, Idaho Police, John Gately, Legislative Legal Defense Fund, Police, Police Brutality, sexual assault, Spokane Police, Spokane Police Guild, Weather, Wind

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